Chapter 184: Crystal of the Soul

When the Symbol Stone and the mysterious wooden tablet pieced together the word "Entei."

It was not just the fake Entei in the Crystal Tower that reacted to the word.

Near Ecruteak City in the Johto region, the real Entei felt a sudden headache, and then violently shook its head!

That strange roar also echoed deep within its soul!

"Wu."

A low, distant howl came through. As if summoned, Entei took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and ran straight toward the "Burned Tower" located on the outskirts of the city.

The Burned Tower was the place where the legendary Pokémon "Ho-Oh" resurrected the three legendary beasts. It was once an ancient tower where Lugia lived, but it was burned down by a great fire that lasted for three days and three nights. Three unknown Pokémon died in the fire, and after being resurrected by Ho-Oh, they became the current "Raikou," "Entei," and "Suicune."

Thump! Entei skillfully avoided the humans near the Burned Tower. With a glance, it saw Morty, the Gym Leader of Ecruteak City, picking up the charred wooden boards that had fallen to the ground in the Burned Tower.

Hmm, someone who pursues Ho-Oh. It's a pity Ho-Oh didn't recognize him. Keep training.

Entei gave Morty a small wish in its heart, and its massive body landed at the base of the Burned Tower like a nimble cat.

A cold breeze blew, and a beautiful blue Pokémon that looked like a leopard walked out from the shadows of the tower.

Suicune of the Ho-Oh Guard!

"Why are you here?" Entei growled, conveying this meaning, feeling very confused. It was just passing through Ecruteak City; it didn't expect to see another companion here.

When the three legendary beasts have nothing to do, they constantly roam the earth. Sometimes they even run to other regions. Because the Ho-Oh Guard itself is an envoy for Ho-Oh to observe humans, wandering the streets is their mission.

Suicune did not speak, but walked in front of Entei, stretched out its neck, and the crystal on its head flickered slightly. Entei understood Suicune's meaning, so it also pressed its forehead against its head.

This is the communication method of the Ho-Oh Guard, using "Extrasensory" to exchange information with each other without the need for conversation.

Hum, hum, hum. Entei opened its eyes.

"So you came here chasing strange dreams and ancient calls, and have been searching for the traces seen in the dreams ever since."

"I am the same."

In the exchange just now, Entei presented the strange dream that happened last night to Suicune, which made Suicune unable to help but smile.

What's going on? Someone called you Daddy in your dream?

Compared to this, my dream is more normal; it was just watching a fight from a third-person perspective.

"The person who can make ancient stone tablets to summon unknown power," Suicune whispered: "It has been confirmed that the source of that dream power is very similar to the Unown of the Ruins of Alph, and the person seen in the dream is not an ordinary person."

"I think this is a revelation from Lord Ho-Oh."

"Not a revelation." Entei shook its head directly.

This is just a coincidence. What does it have to do with the Rainbow Trial? Besides, Ho-Oh hasn't been in the Johto region recently.

"That person," Suicune pondered slightly: "Might come from Sinjoh. This is what the Unown of the Ruins of Alph told me."

Entei, who didn't care much about Sinjoh originally, also fell into a state of contemplation.

Suicune knows best that the Ruins of Alph can lead to a mysterious unknown location, because it has some connection with the Unown of the Ruins of Alph. And that ruin also has an unclear connection with Lord Ho-Oh.

"Strange melodies are occasionally heard in the Ruins of Alph. Lord Ho-Oh once told me that the sound is the Azure Flute. A distant place that can be reached from the Ruins of Alph is the Sinjoh Ruins, the place where the new world began."

"If you want to figure out what the monster that appeared in our dreams is, then perhaps the answer lies with the human craftsman who made the stone tablets. Entei, you also know very well that modern humans could never make those ancient stone tablets. Those tablets are much older than us."

"Hmm, at least ten times older."

The three legendary beasts were born 150 years ago, while the ancient stone tablets have existed for at least 1,500 years.

"... Alright, I am indeed troubled." Entei recalled some strange things: "Many ruins in the Johto region have appeared with 'my' image. Speaking of which, this has puzzled me for a long time."

"We were only born 150 years ago, why do our images exist in ancient ruins?"

Suicune: "Can you feel which direction the voice calling you is coming from?"

"Yes, one is in a 'distant place,' and the other calling voice is in the Green Grassland."

"Green... Wait! Hold on." Suicune suddenly became surprised: "I received news that the 'Rainbow Hero' is currently in the Green Grassland!"

"Is this a coincidence, or fate? Do you still think this is 'not a revelation'? Perhaps your question will be answered soon."

Entei remained silent.

Although the two things didn't seem to have much connection, thinking about it carefully made them feel very wrong, so they felt that there was no time to lose and they must rush to the Green Grassland immediately!

At the very least, witness what will happen there!

I hope it's not humans starting another civil war!

【Craft: Symbol Board.】

【Description: Ancient wooden boards from the ruins of time travel. Symbolic characters created in ancient ruins based on Unown. These characters are engraved on wooden boards or attached by Unown, becoming symbolic boards. It is said that these characters can cross the shackles of time and space and give birth to all things.】

【Craft Effect: Enhances the creator's mental power, and at the same time attracts the attention of Unown. It can be used to summon Unown and create what the heart desires. The user may be sucked into the cracks of time and space.】

Xiang Guangtai brought various stone tablets and made full preparations. He also observed the wooden tablets that had fallen out and confirmed that these should be the ancient tablets that Dr. Hale found in some ruins in the movie. Its efficacy is very similar to the Symbol Stone, and it also has the description of being able to "create all things."

After all, they are all things used to summon or strengthen Unown, and essentially they are all the power of Arceus, which is normal.

It just so happens that this situation appeared in the game plot about the Sinjoh Ruins... When the protagonist brings Arceus to the Hall of Origin and chooses one of the three emblems of "Time, Space, and Antimatter," Arceus will summon a large number of Unown and start a brand new creation. Finally, according to the player's choice, it will give a shiny giant egg, from which a level 1 Dialga, Palkia, or Giratina will hatch.

Therefore, the existence of Unown can perhaps be seen as Arceus's creation code.

They created this world and all things by echoing Arceus's mental power, and human minds are not as powerful as Arceus, so the things created can only exist temporarily and cannot be eternal.

"Going to the Green Grassland? I understand."

Mewtwo replied quickly. Before Xiang Guangtai found it, it had been in a state of meditation and was in the Dream World.

"Give me a ride when you go to Unova. Some strange Pokémon have come into the Dream World. A Zoroark is looking for the legendary dragon, claiming to serve a hero named N."

"It challenged Walking Wake, but failed. Walking Wake told it that if it wanted to be acknowledged..." Mewtwo paused here. Even though they were far apart, Xiang Guangtai could feel that Mewtwo's expression must be very strange at this moment.

"If it wants to be acknowledged, it must hand over all its treasures."

"I knew it!" Xiang Guangtai slapped his forehead.

Speaking of which, Master N has appeared so soon!

Mewtwo: "Walking Wake is not the legendary dragon. We didn't debunk this fake news. I will also set off when you are ready to go to Unova."

Judging from the appearance of the Ranger in the animation, the Oblivia region should be between Sinnoh and Unova, perhaps closer to the Alola region.

"Please don't move, I will start locating you."

Mewtwo's psychic power is extremely powerful. It can be said that all the psychics in the entire psychic group combined are probably not as strong as it. Even if Xiang Guangtai is in the distant Sinjoh, Mewtwo can still find Xiang Guangtai's tracks based on the coordinates provided by Xiang Guangtai.

After all, this guy once used its powerful psychic power to send all the cloned Pokémon to the ends of the Johto land, and even instantly transferred all the troops of Team Rocket on a large scale and wiped their memories!

Positioning, and then teleportation!

Swish—

The scene in front of Xiang Guangtai changed instantly. The workshop and the familiar pastoral scenery were gone forever. The sound of gurgling water and reflected dim light replaced the previous scenery. Xiang Guangtai squinted his eyes, and when he steadied himself again, he found that he was already in a crystallized wilderness.

Not far away, there was a huge building like twin crystal towers, and the crystals at the bottom bloomed to form a huge shining flower.

Spencer Hale's mansion.

And it was late at night. Obviously, the events in the movie had already begun. At this time, Ash's mother, Delia, had most likely been kidnapped by the fake Entei to be a mother to the little girl who had lost maternal love.

The sun was setting. The green wilderness under the twilight had completely turned into a crystal world. The crystals grew larger and larger, spreading to the green space, trees, and flowers, and even the surrounding windmills were covered by crystals. The crystals were piled up layer by layer, like waves.

Xiang Guangtai squatted down, knocked on a piece of crystal, and observed it with great interest.

【Precious Material: Crystal of the Soul.】

【Description: A concrete object of the human heart materialized by Unown. It is suspected to have some connection with legendary fairy tales. The same crystal also appeared in stories from a long time ago.】

【Effect: Crystallizes objects other than flowing water. This crystallization is reversible. Because it is a substance created by Unown through mental power, the crystal will disappear after the Unown lose their power and cannot be preserved for a long time. However, if you possess the power of creation and the mystery of stone, you can seal it in an object to make it exist for a long time.】

【It can be used as a material for various forging, carving, strengthening, and enchanting, all of which will enhance the power of the soul. It has a greater benefit to Psychic-type Pokémon.】

【Obtained Craft: Soul Craft (B+)—Can forge wonderful items related to the soul, such as Bronzor's mirror. It is said that this mirror can reflect a person's inner heart.】

【Obtained Knowledge: Soul Amplification—A type of psychic power that can strengthen other people's mental abilities, combined with corresponding props. It can achieve "strengthening inner will," "purifying the soul," "amplifying the dark side," etc. Matching items are special crystals from the Almia region.】

The owner of the Crystal Tower, that little girl, her name is Molly. It's a very common nickname, but adding the surname Hale made her look high-end.

Her father is a student of Professor Oak, quite famous in the academic world, and is a "Dr. Hale" who has been investigating various legendary Pokémon.

Dr. Hale was pulled into an interdimensional space while investigating the Unown ruins. Molly's mother also seemed to have disappeared in the same way. Molly, who had no relatives, took the relics brought back by Dr. Hale's apprentice, the Symbol Board obtained from the ruins, and her sad heart summoned the arrival of the Unown. In order to fulfill Molly's wish to have her parents again, this led to a series of events in this movie.

And at this time, as Xiang Guangtai approached, Entei, who had just driven away a group of "uninvited guests" on the top floor of the Crystal Tower, suddenly felt a headache.

That strange ancient roar became more and more irritable, like some kind of lingering ghost.

"Daddy, what's wrong with you?" Molly, who was sitting on the bed with Ash's mother Delia, saw Entei running back from the top of the tower with a painful expression, and immediately showed a worried look. Entei shook his head quickly: "It's nothing, Daddy just had a headache, and it's fine now."

"There is nothing up there either. There is only you and us here."

Molly tilted her head in confusion, looked at the "Delia" beside her, and turned her gaze to the TV in front of her: "Mommy, our house was filmed by the TV station. It's so beautiful."

Facing this girl who had lost her parents, Delia, who was expressionless and controlled by Extrasensory, just nodded silently. But soon, the reporter's broadcast appeared on the TV, filming a boy with Pikachu climbing the outer wall of the Crystal Tower, going upstream along the fountain that would not crystallize.

The intrusion of Ash's trio made Entei feel irritable. And her daughter beside her was excitedly asking her "Mommy" if the boy named Ash was a Pokémon Trainer.

So the topic returned to the direction that everyone in this world loves.

"Do you want me to drive them away?"

"No, I want to have a Pokémon battle! But can I do it?" Molly was excited at first, but soon fell into self-doubt. And Entei overcame the roar in his mind and nodded to Molly, his expression full of doting and tenderness:

"You can, if that's what you wish."

"That's right, I can do it!" Encouraged by her "father," the little girl immediately became happy! "Although I am still very young, as long as I grow up, I can do it."

The next moment, Entei crossed the crystal floor and entered a light green shuttle space. Molly's body was clearly leaning on her "Mommy," but a new "Molly" appeared on Entei! Encouraged by Entei, this young Molly quickly grew up and became a heroic adult woman.

Then, they flew toward a green wilderness in a dream.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 185 =====